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The old '''Piccadilly Cinema''' building is located in [[Sparkhill]], [[Birmingham]], England, and is situated on the [[A34 road (England)|Stratford Road]].
The old '''Piccadilly Cinema''' building is located in [[Sparkhill]], [[Birmingham]], England, and is situated on the [[A34 road (England)|Stratford Road]].


It first opened in May 1930 under the name the Piccadilly Super Cinema and was designed by Harold Seymour Scott.<ref name="Piccadilly history">{{cite news|last1=Richards|first1=Andy|title=Old Birmingham cinemas remembered|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/old-birmingham-cinemas-remembered-8503764|access-date=3 June 2015|publisher=Birmingham Mail}}</ref><ref name="cinema link">{{cite web|title=Piccadilly Cinema|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24158|website=Cinema Treasures}}</ref>
It first opened in May 1930 under the name the Piccadilly Super Cinema and was designed by [[Harold Seymore Scott]].<ref name="Piccadilly history">{{cite news|last1=Richards|first1=Andy|title=Old Birmingham cinemas remembered|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/old-birmingham-cinemas-remembered-8503764|access-date=3 June 2015|publisher=Birmingham Mail}}</ref><ref name="cinema link">{{cite web|title=Piccadilly Cinema|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24158|website=Cinema Treasures}}</ref>


Its [[Compton organ|Compton Pipe Theatre Organ]] is now in [[Stonnington City Centre]] (formerly Malvern Town Hall) in [[Malvern, Victoria]], Australia.<ref name="Piccadilly history" />
Its [[Compton organ|Compton Pipe Theatre Organ]] is now in [[Stonnington City Centre]] (formerly Malvern Town Hall) in [[Malvern, Victoria]], Australia.<ref name="Piccadilly history" />

Latest revision as of 07:38, 4 March 2023

The old Piccadilly Cinema building is located in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England, and is situated on the Stratford Road.

It first opened in May 1930 under the name the Piccadilly Super Cinema and was designed by Harold Seymore Scott.[1][2]

Its Compton Pipe Theatre Organ is now in Stonnington City Centre (formerly Malvern Town Hall) in Malvern, Victoria, Australia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Richards, Andy. "Old Birmingham cinemas remembered". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

52°27′28″N 1°52′09″W / 52.4578376°N 1.8691651°W / 52.4578376; -1.8691651